There's a better word for what I am: an apatheist.
It's a neologism that fuses "apathy" and "theism." It means someone who has absolutely no interest in the question of a god's (or gods') existence, and is just as uninterested in telling anyone else what to believe.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Shane Rickman

(Happy Narwhal by Shane Rickman.)Sadly, my friend Shane Rickman was struck and killed by a train on Monday. In addition to being a kind and generous friend, Shane was a gifted and talented artist and a compassionate member of the local community. We are mourning a kind soul who will be truly missed.

"I paint to inspire, to wake the spirit from its slumber and to remind myself of the splendor and beauty of life."

I am so sad to hear about Shane. I worked with him in the 90's in Kalamazoo. I have a copy of the blue and yellow turtle watercolor he gave me just as he completed it. I love that painting and will always remember him. He was a wonderful person.